Goals and Resolutions for your Marriage

07/01/2026 50 min
Goals and Resolutions for your Marriage

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Doug shares 6 New Year’s resolutions to help marriages thrive. He also gives rules for how to limit your teens social media use and screen time.   Listener questions and comments: Tracey - My daughter took my granddaughter’s car. They think she was drunk driving but she was not and now my granddaughter is angry and wants to come live with me. What should I do? (21:59)   Resources: The Anxious Generation https://www.amazon.com/Anxious-Generation-Rewiring-Childhood-Epidemic/dp/0593655036   6 New Year’s resolutions for your marriage I will use the daily pinpricks in married life to grow in virtue. Every day I will pray for, and about my spouse. I will give my spouse one compliment a day. I will use 'the formula' to talk with my spouse to let them know when they hurt me. I will use the words “I’m sorry” and “I forgive you” as many times as needed. I will limit my use of screens, especially when my spouse and I are together.